@article{Richards_2021, title={Extremist Propaganda and the "Politics of the Internet"}, volume={3}, url={https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/jicw/article/view/2517}, DOI={10.21810/jicw.v3i3.2517}, abstractNote={<p>In this paper, I review some of the discussions about the politics of the internet and relate them to our most recent understanding of rapidly evolving Violent Transnational Social Movements (VTSMs). I frame the analysis in terms of the key actors involved in shaping and governing the internet, organised as a triumvirate of citizen, state and internet service provider (ISP). I conclude that the internet may not be as powerful a force in shaping democracy as we may think, although further research and experience of a rapidly evolving situation will be critical. I also suggest that the state has more power to shape the situation to its interests than we might suppose, and this has a major bearing on the formulation of counter-extremism policy and strategy.</p>}, number={3}, journal={The Journal of Intelligence, Conflict, and Warfare}, author={Richards , Julian}, year={2021}, month={Jan.}, pages={22–33} }